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Hague urges Syrian regime re-engaging in political process
Date: 2014-05-14 07:13:47 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:720308
UK Foreign Minister William Hague urged Tuesday the Syrian regime to re-engage in the political process and show sort of seriousness to reach a compromise among warring parties. "Although the Geneva II process is currently stalled, a negotiated ....
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Fatah, Hamas meet in Gaza to discuss forming unity gov't
Date: 2014-05-14 06:59:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:720287
Two delegations from the two Palestinian rivals Fattah and Hamas met Tuesday in the Gaza Strip to discuss forming a national unity government. Azzam al-Ahmad of Fatah's Central Committee led the Fatah delegation while Hamas leader Mussa Abu ....
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Syria: UN-Arab League envoy Brahimi resigns
Date: 2014-05-14 06:46:05 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:720262
Amidst an international community “hopelessly divided” over how to end more than three years of bloodshed in Syria, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday announced that he had regretfully accepted the resignation of Lakhdar Brahimi, the Joint ....
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MERS death toll rises to 152 in KSA
Date: 2014-05-13 17:25:51 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:719820
The Saudi Health Ministry has said that the death toll from the coronavirus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) rose to 152 people. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry added that 495 people were infected with the Middle East Respiratory ....
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Lebanon's Mashnouq, Egypt's amb. meet on terror
Date: 2014-05-13 16:38:51 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:719736
Lebanese Interior Minister Nihad Mashnouq met on Tuesday with Egyptian ambassador in Beirut Ashraf Hamdy. During their meeting, they discussed Egypt's proposal to activate an anti-terror agreement in the Arab world with the participation of Arab ....
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UN voices concern over violent acts in Libya
Date: 2014-05-13 16:30:43 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:719723
The UN voiced concern over violent actions in Libya. The violence targets workers in the security bodies mainly and aims at destabilizing the state, said a UN statement Tuesday. The UN condemned the attack launched against the judicial police ....
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Saudi FM, AL secretary-General sign several agreements with Central Asian countries, Azerbaijan
Date: 2014-05-13 16:27:33 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:719713
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal and the Arab League Secretary-General Nabil el-Arabi signed several agreements with Central Asian countries and Azerbaijan, at the conclusion of a cooperation economic forum held in Riyadh. The Saudi FM and ....
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Four Syrians killed in car bomb blast near Damascus
Date: 2014-05-13 15:32:50 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:719589
At least four Syrians were killed and others injured in a car bomb attack near Damascus on Tuesday. A suicide bomber attacked guard housing district, near the Syrian capital, using a car bomb, the Syrian General Corporation of Radio and ....
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Saudi FM voices hope to end Iran dispute
Date: 2014-05-13 15:15:14 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:719533
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal said that an invitation has been sent to the Foreign Minister of Iran to visit the kingdom, but the visit has not been made yet. The minister said that he hopes that Iran would contribute to ....
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Preparations in full swing to receive Pope France in Bethlehem, Quds on May 25 - official
Date: 2014-05-13 14:46:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:719356
Preparations are in full swing to receive Pope Francis in Bethlehem and Al-Quds (the occupied East Jerusalem) on May 25, 26 said media spokesman of the Pope's visit Gamal Khedr on Saturday. In press statements, Khedr said that the Manger Square ....